Disney (and others) at the Box Office - Current State of Affairs

[brideck]

This is all a joke. Talks about kindness and reducing divisions.

Meanwhile wishes harm on half the country.

Apologies mean nothing to you? Young people aren't allowed or able to evolve their thinking?

 

[LittleBuford]

I thought this, too, but TP and I had a brief exchange on this about a month ago. I was surprised to see that it's more of a personal choice thing for members of the in group, kind of like how I perceive Latino vs Hispanic to be. The only outright derogatory term starts with an 'm.'

From Little People of America:
"Such terms as dwarf, little person, LP, and person of short stature are all acceptable, but most people would rather be referred to by their name than by a label."

Thanks—good to know!

 

[Trauma]

Well, “dwarfs” if we’re sticking with Disney’s own terminology. I believe they’re supposed to be understood as little men (Snow White call them such) in the original film rather than mythical beings.

So are dwarves strictly mythical?

 

[LittleBuford]

Apologies mean nothing to you? Young people aren't allowed or able to evolve their thinking?

Yeah, it seems she made people more angry by apologising rather than less. I’m honestly not sure what she could have done to satisfy those she offended.

 

[Trauma]

Apologies mean nothing to you? Young people aren't allowed or able to evolve their thinking?

She didn’t evolve a single thing. She was forced to issue an apology and did.

 

[brideck]

She didn’t evolve a single thing. She was forced to issue an apology and did.

What makes you an expert on the contents of her head? Would you like everyone here to read all of your posts with the baggage of the worst thing you've ever said on the forum?

 

[LittleBuford]

So are dwarves strictly mythical?

According to @brideck, the spelling popularised by Tolkien is standard in the fantasy genre. I believe the F plural has been used of the mythical beings too, and some (including here) view the Seven Dwarfs in this way, but to me, it’s clear they’re being portrayed as human little men.

 

[Trauma]

What makes you an expert on the contents of her head? Would you like everyone here to read all of your posts with the baggage of the worst thing you've ever said on the forum?

If I wish harm on half the country I don’t expect anyone to forgive me. Especially when I’m being forced to apologize.

 

[Trauma]

According to @brideck, the spelling popularised by Tolkien is standard in the fantasy genre. I believe the F plural has been used of the mythical beings too, and some (including here) view the Seven Dwarfs in this way, but to me, it’s clear they’re being portrayed as human little men.

Weird I have never viewed the dwarves in Snow White as mythical. The thought never entered my mind. I feel your interpretation is correct as I have just viewed the as little men.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

What a reasonable statement this would be in 2012.

It actually seems more relevant today…

What planet do you reside upon?

 

[Casper Gutman]

If I wish harm on half the country I don’t expect anyone to forgive me. Especially when I’m being forced to apologize.

Shall we dredge up all the times people you support viciously attacked weaker targets?

If you celebrate or even accept cruelty and a coarsening of rhetoric, you don’t get to cry foul when others respond with indelicate or poorly chosen language.

 

[Trauma]

Shall we dredge up all the times people you support viciously attacked weaker targets?

If you celebrate or even accept cruelty and a coarsening of rhetoric, you don’t get to cry foul when others respond with indelicate or poorly chosen language.

Sure I would love to see it.

If it exists it would be equally disgusting.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

And if @Casper Gutman is to be believed, "the most powerful people in the nation" are the people commenting on celebrities. Or something. I can't quite follow that train of thought he has on that. I assume he's talking about YouTubers.

Just me and the four other guys…

We not only have the power to take down anything we target…we can make forgettable movies stay utterly forgettable despite the fact the cake was always baked without anyone noticing…

…it’s an old sith trick

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

She didn’t evolve a single thing. She was forced to issue an apology and did.

That’s my take also, I think her emotional rant was how she truly felt and her apology was a business decision.

I often question the intelligence of people who repeatedly vote for people who are hurting their states but you better believe if those mutters went viral and threatened my livelihood I’d be apologizing too, wouldn’t mean I no longer question their intelligence though.

 

[Willmark]

I’m honestly not sure what she could have done to satisfy those she offended.

Going out on a limb? Not said it in the first place.

The movie Wargames had it right: “strange game, the only winning move is not to play,”

 

[Trauma]

Going out on a limb? Not said it in the first place.

The movie Wargames had it right: “strange game, the only winning move is not to play,”

How did you figure this out so quickly?

You didn’t even need a focus group.

 

[Casper Gutman]

The guiding principle seems to be, “I and the people I empower and support can say anything they want about you but if you say anything about me it’s an atrocity.”

 

[LittleBuford]

If I wish harm on half the country I don’t expect anyone to forgive me. Especially when I’m being forced to apologize.

I would hope we can all be forgiven for our misdeeds if we apologise for them. It would be a miserable world indeed that denied us the opportunity to make amends for our mistakes.

 

[erasure fan1]

The post that I quoted and commented on was doing just that. You don’t agree, and that’s fine. Others can decide for themselves.

You're right, I don't. I expect that people can follow a thread string. I know you and a few others here are big on yelling at people who don't read an entire article or comment on a show or movie without seeing it... So what's different? because you support Zegler? This is a forum, you are accusing me of "fudging" as if I'm trying to paint some narrative. Give me a break. You took one snip of a conversation and said, see look at all unfair treatment of Zegler.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

The guiding principle seems to be, “I and the people I empower and support can say anything they want about you but if you say anything about me it’s an atrocity.”

Your take away is the concept of one sided victimization?